According to developer EASIS (NOT EaseUS, that’s a different company), the following Windows editions are supported: Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. Why aren’t Windows 8, 8.1, or 10 on the list? Because EASIS Drive Check hasn’t been updated in a very, very long time.

Launch EASIS Drive Check and its interface will bring up two big buttons, corresponding to the two types of tests that this application can do. Click on the SMART Test button, select a hard drive, and the hard drive’s SMART info will be displayed on the interface. Click on the Sector Test button, select a hard drive, and EASIS Drive Check will start looking for errors and bad sectors.

The Options menu features the option to send email notifications.

EASIS Drive Check is free software. But if you want a tool that can read your hard drive’s SMART info, there are better options out there (cough, Speccy, cough). And if you want to check your hard drive for errors, you can do that without any help from 3rd party software because the Windows operating system can do that on its own. So to sum it up, you might want to stay away from EASIS Drive Check, even if it’s free.

EASIS Drive Check can read your hard drive’s SMART info and present it on its interface. Furthermore, it can also test your hard drive for errors and bad sectors.

Pros Installing this application on a Windows PC is a simple task. The interface may feel outdated, but at least it’s easy to figure out. Use EASIS Drive Check to perform two types of tests: SMART Test and Sector Test. EASIS Drive Check is free for personal use.

Cons This application hasn’t been updated in years. There’s no Help file and the help documentation that is available on Easis.com isn’t very useful. The SMART Test doesn’t actually test anything, it just reads your hard drive’s SMART info. The Surface Test can be performed with Windows’ own built-in tools.